Wichita State vs South Florida 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Florida Bulls will travel to Charles Koch Arena to take on the Wichita State Shockers this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The South Florida Bulls dropped to 7-15 on the season after being defeated by the Cincinnati Bearcats, 70-59, this past Wednesday. South Florida trailed by a 35-26 margin at halftime and could not fight back after the Bearcats took a 59-46 lead with 5:56 left in regulation. South Florida shot 40.0% from the field & 11.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Cincinnati to shoot 46.9% from the field & 47.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bulls was Jamir Chaplin who had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, & 3 steals.

On the season, South Florida is averaging 57.1 ppg on 37.7% shooting from the field. The Bulls are averaging 4.0 three-pointers per game on 23.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, South Florida has been led by Caleb Murphy (11.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.1 apg), Javon Greene (9.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.9 spg), Jamir Chaplin (9.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 spg), & Russel Tchewa (6.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg).

Defensively, South Florida is holding their opponents to an average of 64.0 ppg on 41.0% shooting from the field. The Bulls have a rebound margin of -0.5 and a turnover margin of 0.4.

The Wichita State Shockers had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 12-9 on the season after being defeated by the UCF Knights, 71-66, this past Tuesday. Wichita State struggled on both ends of the court in the 1^st half against UCF and could not fight all the way back after going into halftime trailing by a 43-29 margin. Wichita State shot 41.1% from the field & 42.3% from beyond the arc while allowing UCF to shoot 41.0% from the field & 37.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Shockers was Tyson Etienne who had 26 points, 7 rebounds, & 1 steal.

On the season, Wichita State is averaging 68.0 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Shockers are averaging 8.0 three-pointers per game on 32.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Wichita State has been led by Tyson Etienne (15.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.2 spg), Ricky Council IV (11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.0 spg), Morris Udeze (10.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg), & Dexter Dennis (8.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.1 bpg).

Defensively, Wichita State is holding their opponents to an average of 64.3 ppg on 40.4% shooting from the field. The Shockers have a rebound margin of 1.6 and a turnover margin of 1.3.

The Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games & 2-8 ATS in their last 10 February games. The Shockers are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games as a favorite & just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday home games.

South Florida has been solid on the defensive end this season, however, the Bulls have really struggled on the offensive end as they come into this game ranked just 348^th in scoring offense, 348^th in FG%, & 350^th in 3P-FG%. Wichita State can also have trouble putting up points, however, this is a team that generally plays well at home, which includes a recent 15-point victory over SMU. Whicita State has a great defense that ranks 55^th in scoring defense & 47^th in defensive FG% and as I just don’t see the Bulls scoring more than 50 points in this one, I think the Shockers do enough on the offensive end to cover this double-digit home spread. Good Luck!